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Fantasy/Sci-Fi

Pure Fantasy
  • The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster (age 7-12)
  • Invasion by K. A. Applegate (Animorphs series, age 7-12)
  • Flight of the Phoenix by R.L. LaFevers (Nathaniel Fludd, Beastologist, age 7+)
  • No Such Thing As Dragons by Philip Reeve (age 8-12)
  • Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone by J. K. Rowling (Harry Potter series, age 8+)
  • The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More by Roald Dahl (age 8-12)
  • The Emerald Atlas by John Stephens (The Books of Beginning, age 8-12)
  • Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl (age 8-12)
  • Fablehaven by Brandon Mull (Fablehaven series, ages 8-12)
  • Matilda by Roald Dahl (age 8-12)
  • A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle (Time series, age 8-12)
  • The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman (age 8-12)
  • Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins (Underland Chronicles series, ages 8-13)
  • The Rise and Fall of Mount Majestic by Jennifer Trafton (ages 9-12)
  • The Magician's Elephant by Kate DiCamillo (age 9-12)
  • The Call by Michael Grant (Magnificent 12 series, ages 9-12)
  • Alcatraz Verses the Evil Librarians by Brandon Sanderson (Alcatraz series, ages 9-13)
  • Beyonders: A World Without Heroes by Brandon Mull (Beyonders series, age 9-13)
  • Museum of Thieves by Lian Tanner (age 10+)
  • The Girl Who Could Fly by Victoria Forester (age 10+)
  • Un Lun Dun by China Mieville (age 11+)
  • City of Bones by Cassandra Clare (Mortal Instruments trilogy, age 12+)
  • The Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor (Looking Glass Wars series, age 12+)
  • The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J. R. Tolkien (age 13+)
  • Graceling by Kristin Cashore (age 13+)
  • A Spell for Chameleon by Piers Anthony (Xanth novels, age 14+)
  • Stardust by Neil Gaiman (age 14+)

Fantasy/Science Fiction
  • Pathfinder by Orson Scott Card (Serpent World series, age 12+)
  • Epic by Connor Kostick (Epic trilogy, age 12+)
  • The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson (age 12+)
  • X Isle by Steve Augarde (age 13+)
  • Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card (Ender's Saga series, age 13+)
  • Ender's Shadow by Orson Scott Card (Ender's Shadow series, age 13+)
  • The Uglies by Scott Westerfeld (Uglies series, age 13+)
  • Ashfall by Mike Mullin (Ashfall trilogy, age 14+)
  • Divergent by Veronica Roth (Divergent trilogy, age 14+)
  • Peeps by Scott Westerfeld (age 14+, some mature content)

Alternate Realities/Other Dimensions
  • The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman (His Dark Materials trilogy, age 8+)
  • The Emerald Atlas by John Stephens (The Books of Beginning trilogy, age 8-12)
  • The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis (The Chronicles of Narnia, age 8-12)
  • Beyonders: A World Without Heroes by Brandon Mull (Beyonders series, ages 9-13)
  • 100 Cupboards by N.D. Wilson (100 Cupboards Trilogy, age 10+)
  • Faerie Wars by Herbie Brennan (series, age 12+)
  • The Merchant of Death by D. J. MacHale (Pendragon series, age 12+)
  • Gone by Michael Grant (Gone series, age 12+)

Real Vampires Don't Sparkle
  • Vampire Island by Adele Griffin (age 8-12)
  • Demons of the Ocean by Justin Somper (Vampirates series, age 10+)
  • The Reformed Vampire Support Group by Catherine Jinks (age 13+)
  • Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead (Vampire Academy series, age 13+)
  • Peeps by Scott Westerfeld (age 14+, some mature content)
  • Sunshine by Robin McKinley (age 15+, mature content)

Magic
  • The Witches by Roald Dahl (age 8-12)
  • Matilda by Roald Dahl (age 8-12)
  • The Emerald Atlas by John Stephens (Books of Beginning trilogy, age 8-12)
  • So You Want to Be a Wizard by Diane Duane (age 8-12)
  • The Magician's Elephant by Kate DiCamillo (age 9-12)
  • Beyonders: A World Without Heroes by Brandon Mull (Beyonders series, age 9-13)
  • The Summoning by Kelley Arstrong (Darkest Powers series, age 12+)
  • The Daykeeper's Grimoire by Christy Raedeke (Prophecy of Days Trilogy, age 12+)
  • The Grimm Legacy by Polly Shulman (age 12+)

Fantasy Romance
  • Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine (age 8-12)
  • Just Ella by Maragaret Peterson Haddix (age 12+)
  • Beauty by Robin McKinley (age 12+)
  • East by Edith Pattou (age 12+)
  • Bella at Midnight by Diane Stanley (age 12+)
  • Graceling by Kristin Cashore (age 13+)
  • Fire by Kristin Cashore (age 13+)

Paranormal Romance
  • Tiger's Curse by Colleen Houck (Tiger Saga, age 12+)
  • The Candidates by Inara Scott (Delcroix Academy series, age 12+)
  • The Hourglass Door by Lisa Mangum (Hourglass Trilogy, age 13+)
  • Graceling by Kristin Cashore (age 13+)
  • Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater (Wolves of Mercy Falls, age 13+)
  • The Eternal Ones by Kristen Miller (age 13+)
  • Firelight by Sophie Jordan (age 13+)

King Arthur and Medieval Times
  • The Crystal Cave by Mary Stewart (Arthurian Saga, age 14+)

Zombies, Unicorns, and Fairies...oh my!
  • My Rotten Life by David Lubar (Nathan Abercrombie, Accidental Zombie, age 8+)
  • Rampant by Diana Peterfreund (Killer Unicorns series, age 13+)
  • You Are So Undead to Me by Stacey Jay (Megan Berry series, age 13+)
  • Need by Carrie Jones (Need series, age 13+)
  • Boneshaker by Cherie Priest (age 14+)
  • Zombies vs. Unicorns edited by Holly Black & Justine Larbalestier (age 14+, mature content) 
  • I Am Legend by Richard Matheson (age 15+)

Dragons
  • No Such Thing As Dragons by Philip Reeve (age 8-12)
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  • Dealing with Dragons by Patricia Wrede (Enchanted Forest Chronicles, age 11+)
  • Dragonsong by Anne McCaffrey (Pern: Harper Hall series, age 13+)

Werewolves
  • Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater (Wolves of Mercy Falls, age 13+)

All Manner of Beasties (a.k.a. weird folks from other worlds)
  • The B.F.G. by Roald Dahl (age 8-12)
  • The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles by Julie Edwards Andrews (age 9+)

Mythology
  • Theodosia and the Seprpents of Chaos by R. L. LaFevers (Theodosia series, age 8-12)
  • The Lightening Thief by Rick Riordan (Percy Jackson series, age 8-13)
  • The Pig Scrolls by Paul Shipton (age 9-12)
  • The Gods of Manhattan by Scott Mebus (Gods of Manhattan series, age 9-12)


Fractured Fairy Tales

Traditional Grimm (with a twist)
  • The Fairy-Tale Detectives by Michael Buckley (Sisters Grimm series, age (7-12)
  • A Tale Dark and Grimm by Adam Gidwitz (age 8-12) 
  • The Grimm Legacy by Polly Shulman (age 12+)
  • Sisters Red by Jackson Pearce (age 13+)

Not Your Typical Princess Stories
  • Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine (age 8-12)
  • Princess Ben by Catherine Gilbert Murdock (age 11+)
  • The Princess Academy by Shannon Hale (age 11+)
  • Dealing with Dragons by Patricia Wrede (Enchanted Forest Chronicles, age 11+)
  • East by Edith Pattou (age 12+)
  • Bella at Midnight by Diane Stanley (age 12+)
  • Beauty by Robin McKinley (age 12+)

Original Tales and Fables
  • 3 Dead Princes: An Anarchist Fairy Tale by Danbert Nobacon (age 12+)
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